Government relaxes Bribery Act?

It is reported that the UK Government has bowed to pressure from business and relaxed some key elements of the Bribery Act.

Voice mail ‘hacking’

Jim Dickie, formerly Head of Investigations and Crisis Management at Vodafone provides the following advice.

New telephone scam

It would seem that the premium rate telephone scammers have come up with another ruse. This is to send personalised emails requesting a call back to 07031976359.

FEDS success in youth project

The use of FEDS in evaluating the success of a ground breaking project aimed at turning young people away from crime has been hailed a success by the project organiser.

Bribery Act – Comments on delay

It is today claimed that the coalition government’s decision to delay the implementation of the Bribery Act for the second time casts serious doubt on its commitment to combating corruption, said Global Witness, Tearfund, CAFOD and Christian Aid today.

FEDS in the community

BGP in partnership with Charlton Athletic Community Trust are using the FEDS software programme to provide instant evaluation of coaching sessions within the community.

Increase in piracy related kidnaps

Wilf Pickles, BGP Global Services director says “This recent article highlighting an increase in piracy related kidnaps shows the importance of taking adequate security measures to prevent as far as possible such incidents.

Vodafone

Following its earlier success, BGP Global Services are continuing the delivery of investigator training to Vodafone staff.